Operating device for vehicle-lamps.



J. P. STEIN.

OPERATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE LAMPS. APPL IOATION FILED MAR. 29, 1909.

941,739. Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

12 ip 6 67 fl n'uan (on Witnesses atto'amu JOHN P. STEIN, READING,PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

OPERATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-LAMPS.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

Application filed March 29, 1909. Serial N 0. 486,349.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. STEIN, citizen of the United States, residinat Reading, in the county ofBerks an State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Operating Devices forVehicle-Lamps, of which the fol lowing is a specification. This'invention relates to improvements in lamp attachments for vehicles andit is intended more particularly for use on automobiles.

The object of the invention is to provide means for turning the lamps ofan automobile so that they will always shed the light rays in thedirection in which the front wheels are directed,that is,'an attachmentthat will operate in conjunction with, or at least simultaneously withthe front wheels when they are moved by the steering gear.

The invention consists of a pivoted support for each lamp and aconnection thereto from the steering apparatus, so devised that theoperation of the steering gear will at the same time operate the lampsand turn them in the same general direction in which the wheels aredirected.

The invention is more fully described in the following specification andclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aplan View of the forward end of an automobile with my invention appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of one of the lamp holders.

The numeral 1 designates thefront wheels 'and 2 the axle of anautomobile. The numeral 3' designates the steering gear thereof.

This steering gear may be of any of the well known constructions and isconnected in a suitable manner to the frontwheels, so that turning thehand .wheel in one direction will throw the wheels to the desired an lewith relation to the axis of the axle, w ile' the reverse movement ofthe wheel will cause them to be thrown in the opposite direction. Thisis the well known action of the steering gear on vehicles of this class.

The numeral 4 designates the lamps. These lamps are mounted on brackets5 secured to the frame 6 of the vehicle in any suitable manner. Thesebrackets are each provided with an oscillating holder 7 on which thelamps are secured. These holders 7 are operatively connected to thesteering apparatus b means-0f a slmple construction of a r0 9 andstringers 11 and arranged to operate in conjunction with the steeringapparatus. The rod 9 connects the arm 7 of one of the lamp holders witha like lamp holder 7 on the opposite side of the vehicle, so that bothlamps will turn in unison. This rod 9 is joined to the rod 10 of thesteering apparatus by means of suitable strmgers 11 in such a mannerthat the rod 10 in its movement to either side, will carry with it therod 9. When the steering apparatus is operated, for instance in thedirection of the arrow in Fig. 1, which will throw the vehicles wheelsin the direction indicated by dotted lines, the same action, will,through the rod connection 9 and stringers 11, turn the oscillating lampholder 7 in the same direction, and as the lamp is secured in saidholder it will cause the rays of light therefrom to be shed in thegeneral direction in which the wheels of the vehicle are directed. Theoperation of the steering apparatus Will cause the lamps to be turned ineither direct-ion, and they will alwa s point in the same direction in.which the orward wheels of the Vehicle are directed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is In an operating device for vehicle lamps,

the comb nation of a steering apparatus comprising in its make up atransverse rod, with two rotatably mounted lamps, brackets on which'saidlamps are supported, oscillating holders in which said lamps aremounted, a rearwardly extending arm formed on each of said holders, asecond transverse rod pivotally connected at both of its ends to theends of the rearwardly extending holder arms, and a pair of stringersrigidly secured to said second. transverse rod and to the transverse rodof. the steering apparatus, so I that both said rods will move exactlythe same distance when the steering apparatus is operated.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature, I

in presence 0 two witnesses.

I JOHN P. STEIN. Witnesses:

ED. A. KELLY, M. O. KREIDER.

